The Metropolitan, Volume 10James Cochrane, 1834 - English literature |
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... honours . Meantime , study had with me become a passion , and the desire of fame grew up in my heart , strong ... honoured names with which she would reply to the reproach . I could not indeed expect to witness more than the commencement ...
... honours . Meantime , study had with me become a passion , and the desire of fame grew up in my heart , strong ... honoured names with which she would reply to the reproach . I could not indeed expect to witness more than the commencement ...
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... honour , till the untitled are almost disrespected . The noble mind reluctantly pays deference to any- thing but intrinsic merit . It will court talent , respect virtue , and bow to power ; but it feels degradation in yielding ...
... honour , till the untitled are almost disrespected . The noble mind reluctantly pays deference to any- thing but intrinsic merit . It will court talent , respect virtue , and bow to power ; but it feels degradation in yielding ...
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... honours than the uninitiated many . On the latter they weigh like an incubus . They dare not refuse the tribute of respect , and yet bow in bitterness of soul . Their feelings are humiliated till their imaginations are affected . They ...
... honours than the uninitiated many . On the latter they weigh like an incubus . They dare not refuse the tribute of respect , and yet bow in bitterness of soul . Their feelings are humiliated till their imaginations are affected . They ...
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... honours . The rest of society do not attempt to intrude on their seclusion . Few leave their natural sphere , and none yield precedence to the worship of a name . Place is given to advanced years and official capacity : further ...
... honours . The rest of society do not attempt to intrude on their seclusion . Few leave their natural sphere , and none yield precedence to the worship of a name . Place is given to advanced years and official capacity : further ...
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... honours . The baron's supporters cannot ex- clude violence from his house , nor an earl's coronet save his pro- perty from spoliation . The herald may trumpet forth their titles ; but the high - sounding words will only reverberate with ...
... honours . The baron's supporters cannot ex- clude violence from his house , nor an earl's coronet save his pro- perty from spoliation . The herald may trumpet forth their titles ; but the high - sounding words will only reverberate with ...
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